The Board found that the veteran does not have a vision disability for VA purposes that had its onset during active service or is otherwise etiologically related to his active service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied as there was no evidence of any vision disorder present during service and no relationship between current vision disorders and service.
- Claimed conditions
- vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0736647
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for vision disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or an in-service event that could be linked to these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision disorder is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, bilateral elbow and knee disorders, headaches (including migraines), and visual impairment are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
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